Can You Guess the Most Popular Movies of All Time From the Plotline?

Co-written by stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and starring comedy icon Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters" became a worldwide phenomenon upon its release in the summer of 1984. Based on Aykroyd's lifelong fascination with the paranormal, the film is an outrageous blend of comedy, horror and sci-fi.

Adapted from Margaret Mitchell's bestselling 1936 novel, "Gone With the Wind" remains one of the most popular and profitable films ever produced. In addition to honors for Best Picture and Best Direction, the film earned its star Vivian Leigh an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Indie wunderkind Quentin Tarantino followed up his bloody and critically acclaimed debut "Reservoir Dogs" with the over-the-top crime anthology "Pulp Fiction." With its hip, pop culture-laden dialogue, intense visuals and perfect ensemble cast, "Pulp Fiction" remains Tarantino's masterpiece.

Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, 1976's "Rocky" established the up-and-coming actor as an American cinematic superstar. Garnering Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director and a nomination for Stallone's script, "Rocky" spawned a film franchise that continues to this day.

Based on an unproduced stage play titled "Everybody Comes to Rick's," "Casablanca" stars Humphrey Bogart in his most recognizable role as expatriate club owner Rick Blaine. When his old flame arrives seeking help for herself and her resistance-fighter husband, Rick's life changes forever.

Director Steven Spielberg virtually created the summer blockbuster with this 1976 horror film based on Peter Benchley's book. A near Hitchcockian exercise in suspense, Spielberg wisely kept the shark offscreen for much of the film amping up the thrills and scaring a generation out of the water.

Director James Cameron struck gold in 1997 with his dramatic retelling of the events surrounding the 1911 sinking of the RMS Titanic. Starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as doomed lovers who cross class lines to find romance, "Titanic" split critical opinion but swept up at the box office.

One of the greatest films of the 1980s, "E.T. the Extraterrestrial" was an instant hit when it was released in '82. Surpassing "Star Wars" as the highest-grossing film of all time, a record it held until 1993 when another Spielberg hit "Jurassic Park" would best it. "E.T." is a decade-defining film.

Robert Zemeckis' 1985 sci-fi comedy "Back to the Future" has become an indelible piece of the pop culture landscape. Starring Michael J. Fox as accidental time traveler Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as the eccentric-but-brilliant scientist Doc Brown, the film was followed by two sequels.

Based on Thomas Harris' 1988 novel, "The Silence of the Lambs" stars Jodie Foster as FBI profiler Clarice Starling who's on the trail of serial killer "Buffalo Bill." Enlisting the aid of the brilliant, cannibalistic murderer Hannibal Lecter, Starling must stop Bill before he kills again.

Director Steven Spielberg makes his second appearance on this list with his 1998 World War II epic, "Saving Private Ryan." Hailed for its graphic handling of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Spielberg spared no expense in recreating the Omaha Beach landing in painstaking detail.

One of the most beloved musicals of all time, 1965's "The Sound of Music" is based on a true story. Adapted from Maria von Trapp's autobiographical book "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers," "The Sound of Music" began as a successful stage musical before being made into a film.

Loosely based on author Winston Groom's 1986 novel, "Forrest Gump" was the breakout hit of 1994. Despite its status as one of the highest and fastest-grossing movies of all time, the Oscar-winning film is considered a financial failure thanks to high exhibitors' fees and "creative" accounting.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from a 1946 short story by Mary Orr, "All About Eve" was a critical and audience favorite on its release in 1950. Winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, the film saw Bette Davis come into her own as a mature actress at the top of her form.

Often cited as the scariest movie of all time, "The Exorcist" is a landmark of horror cinema. Director William Friedkin employed unorthodox methods to get visceral reactions from his cast including randomly firing blanks and striking one cast member across the face.

Now a beloved classic, "The Wizard of Oz" based on L. Frank Baum's children's books, did not turn a profit for MGM until its re-release in 1949. Finding new life as an annual television event when it began airing on networks in 1959, it's thought to be the most seen film in history.

Cleavon Little stars as an unlikely sheriff sent to save the town of Rock Ridge from a dastardly attorney general in Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy hit "Blazing Saddles." Lampooning the racist undercurrent of early Westerns, "Blazing Saddles" is much more than a madcap laugh-fest.

Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle, a disturbed vet who takes a job as a cabbie in Martin Scorsese's violent thriller "Taxi Driver." Struggling with the sleaze and corruption of the city, Bickle violently takes matters into his own hands when he meets Iris (Jodie Foster), a child prostitute.

"The Shawshank Redemption," based on a Stephen King novella, was a box office bomb on its initial release but has since gone on to widespread popularity. King, known for his horror stories, has found himself in arguments with fans of the uplifting film over his authorship of the story,

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas further cemented their reputations as cinematic juggernauts with 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Based on Lucas' concept and directed by Spielberg, "Raiders" introduced moviegoers to adventurer Indiana Jones and launched a franchise to rival "Star Wars."

Written and directed by the Wachowski siblings, 1999's "The Matrix" advanced the art of computer-generated special effects to new heights while popularizing the science-fiction subgenre cyberpunk among mainstream audiences. Wildly influential, the film spawned two sequels and an animated anthology.

James Cameron brought 3-D digital filmmaking to a whole new level with this immersive science fiction adventure. Defying all expectations, "Avatar" was a box-office-record-breaking success that won over both critics and audiences.

Legendary song-and-dance man Gene Kelly directed and stars in this 1952 musical. When silent film couple Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagan) make the move to talkies, only one has the pipes for the job. To save the film, chorus girl Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) must cover for the vain Lina.

Considered by generations of scholars and cinephiles as the greatest film ever made, "Citizen Kane" sadly marked the early peak of a brilliant filmmaker's career. Although Orson Welles would continue to make films, he never again had the artistic freedom to make a movie like "Citizen Kane."

Controversial because of its inclusion of crossdressing, Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" broke taboos like no film ever before. Starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, "Some Like It Hot" is an all-star romp that changed staid Hollywood attitudes.

Starring Jimmy Stewart as down-on-his-luck everyman George Bailey, "It's a Wonderful Life" bombed on its initial release in 1946 and marked a career downturn for its director Frank Capra. Nevertheless, the film was nominated for five Oscars, and thanks to TV syndication, has become a holiday perennial.

Starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" is one of the celebrated filmmaker's career-defining films. Although it received mixed reviews on its initial release, "Vertigo" is now regarded as one of the greatest films in cinematic history.

"A Clockwork Orange," directed by Stanley Kubrick from Anthony Burgess' book stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex, a teen sociopath and gang leader who's addicted to "ultra-violence" and Beethoven. Broaching the subjects of violence, individuality and morality, Kubrick's film offers no easy answers.

Based on Mario Puzo's 1972 novel, "The Godfather" directed by Francis Ford Coppola is a tour de force. Starring Marlon Brando as aging crime boss Vito Corleone and Al Pacino as his youngest son, Micheal, this film is a complex masterwork of cinematic storytelling rivaled only by its 1974 sequel.

Iconic director Cecil B. DeMille pulled out all the stops for his final and most successful film. Remaking his silent 1923 version of "The Ten Commandments," the legendary filmmaker employed an all-star cast featuring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Pharaoh Rameses II.

With realistic special effects that hold up to the present day, Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi opus presents the most realistic depiction of space travel ever captured on film. Based on Arthur C. Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel," "2001" still has the power to capture modern imaginations.

Filmmaker David Lynch originally conceived his 2001 film "Mulholland Drive" as a television show for ABC. Unhappy with Lynch's pilot, the network pulled the plug on the series. Undaunted, the director rewrote and reshot the pilot as a feature. Many critics cite the film as the best of the 2000s.

Francis Ford Coppola's war epic "Apocalypse Now" was nearly a personal apocalypse for its director. Met with a typhoon that destroyed his sets, a lead actor's heart attack and an erratic, uncooperative Marlon Brando, Coppola took nearly four years to complete the film and almost lost his career.

One of the most popular films of all time, 1977's "Star Wars" spawned an entertainment empire that thrives into the 21st century. Director George Lucas drew inspiration from legends, mythology and the sci-fi serials of decades past to redefine cinema for a generation.

Considered by many critics to be the best movie about Hollywood ever made, Billy Wilder's darkly comedic film noir "Sunset Boulevard" courted much controversy from movie insiders upon its 1950 release. Studio head Louis B. Mayer famously accused Wilder of disgracing the film industry.